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Jens Schneider & Max BläserJul 21, 20269 min read

Beyond BD-Rate: Comparing Encoders in the Rate-Distortion-Speed Space

“Hey guys, do we have some fresh numbers on how we compare against x265 for VOD on these ...
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Jens Schneider & Max BläserJun 19, 202613 min read

Encoding for Apple Vision Pro: An experimental MV-HEVC pipeline

Apple Immersive Video drives video encoder comparisons to new dimensions because of the ...
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Jens Schneider & Max BläserOct 10, 202410 min read

Streamlining Encoder evaluation using Dask & Python with MainConcept Codecs

Dask offers great capabilities to run parallelized encodings on any kind of compute ...
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Frank SchönbergerSep 26, 20244 min read

The Seemingly Incompatible Becomes Reality: Dolby Digital Audio in FFmpeg

Until now, using FFmpeg to create and process AC-3 or E-AC-3 audio streams has been a ...
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MainConcept TeamNov 8, 20222 min read

Next Stop, Inter BEE 2022: VVC, 8K Live, LCEVC and more

It has been wonderful watching our industry, and the world at large, open more fully in ...
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Geoff GordonNov 1, 20225 min read

VVC Enters the Video mainstream, MainConcept Leads the Way

So much has changed in the decades since digital imagery first entered our lives. In the ...
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MainConcept TeamSep 28, 20213 min read

MainConcept Expands FFmpeg Portfolio Providing More Access to their Industry-Leading Codecs

[Editor's Note: Article reprinted from InBroadcast, September 2021, Issue 9.] FFmpeg is ...
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Frank SchönbergerAug 3, 20213 min read

xHE-AAC: A New Standard for the Audio & Video Streaming Experience

When people talk about Adaptive BitRate (ABR) streaming, the focus is usually on video ...
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Frank SchönbergerJul 1, 20215 min read

Encoding Time on Apple Computers: The M1 Revolution

Apple computers have a prolific history in video editing, having long been the choice of ...
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Frank SchönbergerMay 24, 20215 min read

AS-11 UK DPP Content Creation: MainConcept has you covered!

A few years prior to the turn of the century, the television industry began the ...
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